Where does “húðlækni” come from?

húðlækni (Faroese) comes from Faroese lækni, from Old Norse læknir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

húðlækni (Faroese): dermatologist

Definitions

  1. dermatologist

Ancestry of “húðlækni”, step by step

húðlækni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lækni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselæknidoctor, medic, physician
2Old Norselæknirhealer
3Old Norselækir—
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Faroese húð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehúðskin
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →